Did you know that Frederick High School had a girls flag-football team?
If that line surprises you, you’re not alone — and that’s exactly the point. In just a few short years, Frederick County has quietly become one of Maryland’s most visible incubators for girls flag football, even as the Cadets’ girls basketball squad continues to define itself on the hardwood.
Frederick High’s girls basketball program has long been a steady, competitive presence in the region. Frederick County was an early adopter. The pilot launched in 2023 with all 10 FCPS high schools fielding teams; by the following seasons the program had expanded beyond Frederick to many other Maryland schools as the Baltimore Ravens and Under Armour increased funding, uniform support, and visibility for the sport. Today you’ll find Frederick competing against county rivals — Urbana, Linganore, Tuscarora, Brunswick, Catoctin, Middletown and others — in organized county standings and schedules. County- and state-level coverage (and high-school sports databases) now list girls flag football standings, game results and stat leaders, signaling that the sport has moved quickly from “pilot” to an established fall option for girls in the area.
Father and Daughter Break Records
One of the stories that recently captured local attention beautifully blended family legacy with athletic achievement. Da’Myra Wallace — a junior quarterback for Frederick High’s girls flag football squad — set a new school single-game passing record when she threw for 338 yards in a dominant Cadets win. What made the moment extra-special for the community: her father, Damien Wallace, a former Frederick High Cadet and local standout, also holds the school’s single-game passing record from his playing days. As local coverage and team posts put it, “we both broke the record” — a literal, generational passing of the torch that gave the program a feel-good headline and gave students a tangible example of family legacy in local athletics.
The Frederick High “Cadets” girls basketball team has developed into a steady competitive unit in Frederick County. For the 2024-25 season their overall record was 17-7, with a region mark of 12-4, ranking them as 5th, according to MaxPreps.
Frederick’s experience has already influenced other Maryland systems and brought attention and funding from professional partners. For fans of Frederick High girls basketball, the message is simple: enjoy the court, support the players, and celebrate the broader growth of girls’ athletics in town. For parents and community members, the Wallace family moment is a reminder that local sports create memories that span generations — and that records can connect past and present in a single headline.